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This is a link to information that someone has been putting together - he puts it into pretty simple words, but the key to look at is NO CASE LAW...

http://www.urentertainment.com/legalpage.htm

I know this thread is going to open up a can of worms but before you jump to conclusions, read this information. It is something all of us KJs need to be up on referable to format shifting and backup copies.

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3. If you are buying 1 copy of a disc and you are then putting that on a hard drive or burning multiple copies for use at shows... you are breaking the law! Anytime you buy 1 copy of a disc and make multiple copies to be used at simultaneous venues, you are displacing a sale and taking money away from the manufacturer. No disagreement on this statement.

4. Downloading from any shared site without a legal license and payment per song is a violation of copyright laws. Many file sharing sites have popped up and are rampant for providing songs at no cost, which displaces a sale. This is illegal.

Statement of fact. - I am not an attorney and this page represents my opinions based on a GREAT deal of research.
I have consulted and received many attorney's opinions as well, however, all of this is purely speculation as there has never been a case of Karaoke format shifting or Music format shifting ruled upon in any US Court.

Is his attorney a music industry expert?     Probably chases ambulances.

His opinion is as good as mine.


I'm looking for a link to the balogna factory.   Same info.

One more thing, the guy's a KJ.   Never trust another KJ.

Technically, you are a pirate too.

You don't sell the music, but you illegaly copy it.

The copying part is what you have in common.    

Illegal is illegal.    Turn yourself in NOW.

Don't be a hypocrite.

Karen, thanks for the link. Interesting info. I will not be displacing any sales as I build my library in an ethical manner

Sound Choice is being boycotted by them because of copyright issues (Eagles, Celine Dion, etc.). I've noticed in most Chart Buster songs, they change a few notes and lyrics... I'm assuming they do that intentionally

Sure would be nice to have a few karaoke manufacturers who had good quality AND totally legit (the price that SC charges, you would think they would be, but I guess not)

Most of the bands you mentioned had either given permission & retracted after the fact or they released a disc on the premise that they would be given permission (ie the Eagles disc - Don Henley & Glenn Frey admittadly HATE karaoke & will not allow anything that they (Henley/Frey) wrote to be released).  Once they found that not to be the case, they immediately pulled the disc from the shelves.  Alanis Morissette had given permission for her songs at one point, then after a couple years pulled the rights back - making those discs pulled from the market.  Same went for Pearl Jam & other Seattle bands.  Not all the discs were done without proper licensing, however many did change their mind.  
Garth Brooks pulled all his rights as well, Chartbuster was in a lawsuit not too long ago for continuing to produce Garth Brooks tracks.
As far as Sound Choice prices, they are in line with any other manufacturer these days if you buy from a an internet store & not direct from the manu - they say they do this only because they do not want to compete against their distributors.

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